Rabbit Warren (Noun)
Meaning 1
An overcrowded residential area.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The rabbit warren was a maze of narrow passages and small chambers that extended for miles beneath the forest floor.
- By the time the conservationists had completed their survey of the rabbit warren, they had mapped over two dozen entrances and exits.
- The rabbit warren was so complex that even the rabbits that lived there got lost from time to time, especially in the older sections.
- As we made our way through the rabbit warren, we stumbled upon hidden dens and even an old badger sett that had been taken over by the rabbits.
- The children on the guided tour were amazed by the sheer size of the rabbit warren, which seemed to stretch on forever beneath their feet.